A SOLILOQUY, (not Hamlet's.) ! To be, or not to be, that is the question : Whether 'tis wiser for a cit, to travel Enceasingly the road thatleads to fortune ; Or u> take arms in our bran-new Militia, And, by enlarging, aid it?-To serve;-to inarch ; Ay more ;-and by a smart dress fitted well Display those charms of symmetry and form j Some flesh is heir to,-'tis a consummation ] Devoutly to be wish'd To serve j -to march ! To march! perchance to fight-;-ay, there's the rub-; For in that unknown fight what wounds may come, Cold steel between thc ribs, or musket ball, Must give us pause : In that respect, Howe'er, we hare good promise of long life : Then who would wear the brown or blue surtout, The fustian coat, the horseman's corduroys, The hat of ample brim, the airy blouse, The winter leather leggings, or the pumps Which from his feet at night the dandy takes, When he himself might an Adonis make With a red jacket ? Who would follow stock, Or toil and bargain amid casks and bale...

MUNICIPAL COPORATIONS- . The following is the advice of the Sydney Monitor upon the subject of these Muuictpal Corporations. We advise the inhabitants of Sydney to festal to the utmost of their power, any Corporation wherein the corporators or alderman,or managers, (that ts to say, those who will dave charge off be public purse) shall be elected bj any other made than by toe ballot. We give ibis advice for two reason* :-First, a practical one, namely, that it' the people ot Sydney vote far corporators bj poll, or open vote, instead of by ballot or private vote, all tn« shop keepers will be at the mercy of all and every the Bank Directors, and their creditors, and their landlords; and the corporators or purse holders, will not only be a corrupt ne t of jobbers in th&amp;lt; public raonry, but as Cobden a sed to say. they will be a junta of ni -ney lenders, a vutgai morned aristocracy; they will bor ow the public money at 10 per cent, and lend it again to the payers at 25 per cent...

ONE MORE MELODY. I i Oh, thc sight entrancing, When morning's beam is glancing O'er oar Brigade, Of Adélaïde, And steeds on the green sward .prancing j . When hearts are bumping, beating, I And the trumpet's voice repeating That song, whose breath Leads not to death, And cannot to retreating ! Oh the sight entrancing, When morning's beam is glancing O'er oar Brigade, . Of Adelaide, All stashing, firing, lancing ! They wear not the white feather, Far ask their captain, whether The older lands Could bring such bands Of gallant lads together r Leave stores to those who need'em, And cows to those who breed'em, Leave such to slaves These rush where waves Oar glorious flag to lead'em. Á shuttle suits the iVeaver , The Butcher wields a cleaver The sword alone Suits :----> Own" The sword, iud cap, or beaver. Oh that sight entrancing, When the morning's beam is glancings O'er our: Brigade Adelaide, . . '&amp;lt;5ainat, who -latowi "irnst ? sSvaniyig I .

gpjje Sotttljtrn amstraîtatu Quid rerum atqne decent aero, et rogo, et omnisin hoc tum--'Hna. Kp., lib. I, ep. I, v ll. ADELAIDE .- THCHSDAV, MAY 7, 1840. TO OUR KLADERS. Lv future, the Southern Australian, \ will be published ou TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS, and not as heretofore on THURSDAYS only. The proprietor has been led to make this alteration, with a view to the convenience of the 1 public, fruin whom he has enjoyed so large a measure of patronage and support. The next issue of this Journal will, therefore, he on Tuesday next. lt will be the object of the con ductors of the Southern Australian to secure the latest and most authentic information upon every subject, whether of general or commercial in terest,-so as to enable them contin ually to place their readers in advance of the ordinary sources of intelligence. To effect this object-so desirable and important in a Public Journal-no ex pence or exertion will be spared. This journal,-as it always has been,-will still be open to all...

THE ARMY. TO THE COMMANDANT, THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OF- FICERS, AND PRIVATES, OF OUR COLONIAL ARMY, The following pieces are most respectfully INSCRIBED by one who aspires to render to the force his services as DRUMMER.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Friday, April 3, 1840, The Council met at ten o'clock. &amp;nbsp; Present — His Excellency the Governor, the Colonial Commissioner, the Surveyor General, &amp;nbsp; the Assistant Commissioner. The Governor laid on the table the Colonial Treasurer's abstract of the Public Revenue and Expenditure of the province for the quarter ended 31st December, 1839, and the report of the Board of Audit, by whom the accounts for the period to which the Abstract referred had been &amp;nbsp; closely examined. His Excellency then read to the Council the following financial minute with reference to the public accounts of the province for the year 1839, and to the probable expendi- ture of the year 1840 : GENTLEMEN, It is with great satisfaction that I find myself able to lay before the Council the abstract of accounts for the quarter ending the 31 st of De- cember 1739, and at the same time to mention that the details upon which thi...

âotttïjmt ñmkalián mitt. *T*HE following-are the terms of the" SOUTHRRN * AU.STH.AL.laN,'' which is published every Thursday morning, at the Office, corner of Ste lihéus-illacé, Ettndle-streejt. PRICBOFTHR PAPER.---ls per number,or 2. per annnm paid in advance. Subscribers have their pa pera sent to them if they desire it. ; ADVERTÍsEME*T».---6!lnefl aud ander [each inser taou]3s.6d.; above 6 tines. Sd. p¡er line-Adver tisements cannot We received laterthan * o'clock on Wednesaay; and orders to discontinue Advertise* ments «trç*dy inserted, must be sent to the office before % o'clock on Tuesday, or they cannot be attendedT-^ö. Advertisements must be marked the- number, of times they are to be inserted, or they ?will be eootinued until conntermeuded» _ All Subscriptions and Advertisements mast be paid for in advance. For Port Phillip 6c Launceston., THE Schooner PERSÉVÉRANCE, aSSafig sa*' *°r toe ao°ve ports ia a Few days. For freight or passage apply to Slr. W. IxKîk, on board, or t...

BIRTHS. — At North Adelaide, on Thurs- day Morning, the lady of John Baker, Esq., of a daughter. On the 29th ult., the lady of S. B. Garratt, Esq., Pirie-street, of a Son. MARRIED — On the 2nd inst., at Trinity &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Church, by the Rev. C. B. Howard, W. E. &amp;nbsp; Bayldon, Chemist, &amp;c., Hindley-street, and &amp;nbsp; youngest son of the late John Bayldon, Esq., Yorkshire, to Eliza, widow of the late J. B. Kelly, Esq., Surgeon. MARRIED, on the 28th ultimo, by the Rev. C. TEICHELMANN, at the German &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Lutheran Church, at Klemzig, the Rev. A. KAVEL, to Miss A. C. PENNYFEATHER, of Laytonstone, Essex. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;

Xs A N D. "TO BB SOLD By PUBLIC AUCTION, fey Benthajn and Co. On FRIDAY next, May 8th, 1840, at twelve o'clock, at their - rooms, .King William street, NEARLY iOfcE-TRhRB of therisújg town of GLENELG. Forty threp Town and Country Lots in #WRT LI M COL N. A-very-convenient Cottage-of three rooms,*n Robert street, Angas street. 80-acre Section in Hurtle Vale (by order of th« Trustee:) Various Building Lots in North and South Adelaide, Kensington, Brighton, and New Port. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, By Bentham and "Co. On MONDAY, May 11th, 1840, at their lower rooms, HinHley street, ACase oM RO NM O H G ERY, consisting of TH and other hinges Plate locks, shovels, spades, saws, &amp;c. . A variety of Nails Sundry Earthenware Thirty bags first and second VanjDte men's Lan H Flour "Seventy bags Van Diemen's Land^andj New Zealand Potatoes ^ One hundred bushels of Oats ^ Thirty-cases of Wines-Sherry, >Madeirá,, and Claret. i Two cases (about .6 doz.) choice wine liqueur Various pack...

SHEEP FARMING.-No. IL PROPER RUNS. Much of the genpral health of the sheep ! depends upon selecting proper runs : In summer, from the fineness of this cli mate, and the comparatively small quantity of rain that falls, few rans will be found too wet for them, and provided there isa sufficient quantity of grass and water, and it is not too thickly wooded, they can hardly íail to do well. It ts an advantage to have th*- folds at, a distance from any ihick belt of trees, on ac count of the depredations usually committed by 'wild dogs, m such locations, the wo id serving as a cover for them where they ge- j nerally contrive to elude the best dogs. If the grass has l een burned off in summer, so much the better, the first showers of rain will soon produce a short sweet bite, such as sheep delight in feeding on, and if kept pretty well eaten down in t'je spring, the spear grass seeds will be prevented from ri pening, and it will save them much of the suffering that would have been occasion...

AM SIRICA. j (From the Hobart Town C ttrier.) We h*ve l»&amp;lt;-eii favoured vt itii Ameri can pipers (Massachusetts ) to the 9tli of' December, winch contain in telligence ol' as late a (la e as that which has reach fi! ti» by »ht» Runnymede. Congress had tuet, um! were tor tluee days trccupietl without proceeding to do any business, in consequence ot the cleik insisting on reading the roll nf members.including documents referring tu disputed claims frr sea's, which gave rise to a b»ng anti angry discussion, which was at length put an end to by the Congress unanimously voting the venerable John Quincy Adams itt the chair to preside1 over the House until its regular organization. The speech of the President had, in consequence, been de ayed. The lb.I*»» lng is an extract from the Essex Register of the 9ih December : - Yes frilay's mai' brought us intell'gence of Thursday's proceedin-is in Congress. No Ne« Yo k paptrrs were icceived. Il w.H be seen that i lie H-ms- has marte «ne...